About Alabama Forward
Alabama Forward is a state-based 501(c)(3) civic engagement coordinating table committed to advancing movement towards greater freedom and progressive, solution-oriented policy among a diverse coalition of Alabama-based partner organizations, so that every Alabamian can engage in the democratic process. In pursuit of this mission, Alabama Forward prioritizes race and gender equity to engage every Alabamian in all aspects of our democracy.
Focus Areas
Civic engagementVoter engagementElection reformLeadership developmentOrganizational capacity buildingRacial equityPublic policy advocacy
Who They Fund
community-based member organizations (network members)voters in targeted counties (stronghold and emerging growth counties)municipal electorate / local voterscommunity event participants (festival/town-hall attendees)
About Alabama Forward
Alabama Forward’s recent grantmaking shows a coordinated table model built around member organizations, with grants that bundle voter mobilization, strategic planning, travel stipends, and organizational development. The largest recent award in the data is $139,606 to Transform Alabama in Talladega as a subgrant, and the same organization also appears in a separate $107,461 award tied to annual table meeting travel support, field planning for emerging growth counties, member organizational development, and municipal election mobilization in Montgomery. That pattern points to a funder that combines direct support with campaign-specific, capacity-building, and convening-related funding for Alabama-based partners. Other sizable awards show the same structure across different civic actors. Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama received $110,500 in 2025 for a package that included annual meeting travel, member capacity building, Shake the Field, member organizational development, and statewide voter registration and mobilization. Faith in Action Alabama received $80,694 with a similar mix of table-meeting travel, field planning, and capacity-building support. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs organizations working on election turnout, grassroots field planning, leadership development, and public-policy advocacy through affiliated member organizations.
What Alabama Forward Funds
Civic engagement is the clearest through line in Alabama Forward’s giving. Greater Birmingham Ministries received $40,175 for statewide voter registration and mobilization plus a DN2 festival community outreach stipend, showing how the foundation pairs election work with public-facing engagement events. In another civic-engagement example, Project Say Something received $60,000 as a subgrant. Election turnout and field operations are also central. Hometown Organizing Project received $38,600 for 2022 midterm election voter mobilization efforts, voter engagement efforts, and a strategic planning stipend, then later received $61,750 and $40,061 in 2025. Alabama Justice Initiative received $37,500 for 2022 midterm election voter mobilization and voter engagement efforts. The foundation also funds capacity building and organizational development. Gasp received $40,500 for annual table meeting travel, member capacity building, member organizational development, and Shake the Field; Akeep received $40,000 as a subgrant. These awards show a focus on strengthening member organizations alongside electoral work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$3.5M
Total Revenue
$3.7M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $38K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$38K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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